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I thought long and hard about my future this past year and during the offseason, and I've decided 2015 will be the last time I compete for a championship.

Jeff Gordon

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Jeff Gordon
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: August 4
Nascar Team Owner
Race Car Driver
Racing Automobile Driver
Sports Commentator
Vallejo
California
Jeffrey Michael Gordon
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Either you focus, or you hit something really hard.
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I don't feel I'm a step above anyone on this team. I'm just another link in the chain.
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My career in racing started at a very young age in California.
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I want to race as long as I'm having fun, it's competitive and healthy, and who knows when that, you know, date comes when that's not happening anymore.
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I'm not a fighter, trust me. But I am someone who can get angry. I have a temper at times. Sometimes it gets the best of you no matter how you manage it.
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